Frost Free's The Way To Go! (Beko CDA543F)

Member Name: keeperofthematri

Product:	Beko CDA543F
Date:	14/06/09 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Frost free, good use of space

Disadvantages: None

One of the things that used to annoy me most about my previous refrigerator was the fact that it needed to be defrosted from time to time. So, when it finally died & was packed off to Refrigerator Heaven, I decided that a frost free replacement was a must.

After some searching around on the Net I finally decided on this Beko model. It's frost free, it fits snugly in the space in my kitchen & it's available in silver which as far as I'm concerned is a bonus. White shows up every speck of dirt, every fingerprint so silver is a lot easier on the cleaning front!

~ The Freezer ~

The freezer contains four generously sized drawers which should meet all of your freezing needs. The top drawer is the fast freeze compartment & above that you'll find the "ice bank". This is a special tray for you to use when making ice cubes. So, with summer here (allegedly!) there's no need to create space in one of the food compartments to make ice cubes for those summer drinks.

~ The fridge ~

The door contains four settings for you to position the bottle / egg holders. There's enough space to stand bottles upright on two of these holders as well as leaving room for the eggs / small items.

The bottom of the fridge is taken up by the salad crisper which is divided into two drawers. If, like me, you have a partner who likes to put fruit into the fridge this is invaluable. You may not know, but, if you place bananas next to other fruit for a while they will cause the other fruit to go soft. The two drawer set-up allows you to isolate bananas from other fruit, or fruit from vegatables.

The three fridge shelves are see through and sturdy. They can be placed in any of the shelf settings which allows for maximum space flexibilty.

The fridge, as expected, also has a light & contains the thermostat. Both compartments defrost automatically.

~ The "science bit". ~

The unit measures 1830 x 545 x 600 and has a capacity of 10.5 cubic feet. The freezer has a net storage capacity of 3.1 cubic feet whilst the fridge has a capacity of 5.5 cubic feet.
In the event of a power cut the food it the freezer remains frozen for 13 hours providing the freezer door remains unopened.

The refrigerator comes with the usual installation, operation & food storage instruction book which contains all the usual information along with some food tips& energy saving tips. The guarantee details can be found at the back of the book along with some telephone numbers & an e-mail address of Beko's Customer Services department.

I haven't had any problems at all with my refrigerator so I'm not in a position to comment on the effectiveness of Beko's Customer Service department.

All in all, this is a great refrigerator that should meet all of your needs.

Summary: A great refrigerator, reasonably priced

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